Hello everyone! We are so happy and excited to announce the tour for Elvira Vance and the Monster Mystery by Kacy Ritter. We have limited physical copies available for US residents and digital copies (Netgalley) for anyone in the US, Canada or International.


Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy
Publishing date: July 15, 2025
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Rep: Biracial, black
Synopsis:
Half-siren Elvira Vance doesn’t trust outsiders. Especially not the human detective who’s been hired to investigate the disappearances of a chupacabra and the crown for the Marfa Monster Festival. While humans are convinced the monster skipped town with the crown, Elvira knows there’s more to the story. As the daughter of Vince Vance—founder of Vince Vance’s Vintage Trailer Park Inn for Monsters—Elvira cares too much about her home to let this mystery go unsolved.
With her two best friends, Elvira collects clues and investigates humans, banshees, vampires, and ghosts. But when more creatures start disappearing and antimonster attitudes rise, Elvira realizes that her friends could be in real danger.
Now time is running out, and Elvira must use her siren powers and sleuthing skills to solve this mystery—or lose everything she loves.
Content Warning: racism, discrimination from police


Author of THE GREAT TEXAS DRAGON RACE from Clarion Books / HarperCollins and the forthcoming ELVIRA VANCE AND THE MONSTER MYSTERY from Storytide/HarperCollins. (Let’s go, MG in 23 debuts!)
I’m a behavioral health professional by day and MG fantasy writer by night. I’m also a member of SCBWI Houston. In between writing and meetings, I imagine taking off on a Texas BBQ and taco tour with my rescue dog and cats.
I hold degrees from the University of Texas and the University of North Texas.
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Note: signing up for this tour does not guarantee a spot on the tour. If you are chosen for this tour you will receive an e-mail confirmation with all the details.

